Korea vs Lower middle income: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private

Korea
77.3%
in 2018
Lower middle income
27.2%
in 2019
Korea rank
37th
Lower middle income rank
36th

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private over time

  • Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 77.3% against 27.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 50.1%.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 37th and Lower middle income ranks 36th of 195 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 99.5% 32.4% 67.2% Korea
1980s 62.6% 38.2% 24.4% Korea
1990s 73.2% 39.5% 33.7% Korea
2010s 79.3% 23.6% 55.7% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private, Korea or Lower middle income?
Korea, at 77.3% against 27.2% in Lower middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private between Korea and Lower middle income?
50.1%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lower middle income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Korea ranks 37th and Lower middle income ranks 36th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.